<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1lbkqM_1CGqxJgW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1lbkqM_1CGqxJgW00" width="1200" height="600" >KEMPER COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - The DeKalb branch of the Kemper-Newton Regional Library is closed for renovations that started June 1 and are expected to last through 2027.The library closed to upgrade the facility and improve public access for the community.Officials say the project has been in the works since 2023 and is aimed at bringing the building up to more modern standards.“We’ve got a $600,000 grant with a $200,000 matching by the county to renovate the library,” said Jonathan Wells, county administrator for the Kemper County Board of Supervisors. “We’re going to redo our lighting, we’re redoing our floors, we’re redoing our sidewalk, our bathrooms. We’re actually moving our front door to the rear of the building where part of our incline service is. We have put the dirt work in for a new parking lot so it’s going to be ADA approved. It’s just upgrading our library; it’s a modernization project.”The building now sits empty after all books and materials have been moved out.A contractor has been selected, and crews are waiting on final approvals before construction begins.“It is going to be an inconvenience for a while, but this is for progress and it’s going to make things better,” Wells said. “So the Board of Supervisors, everybody that’s involved, the Board of Trustees for the library, we’re just asking people to be patient as we’re going through this renovation because it’s going to be better in the long run.”There is no exact reopening date. Organizers ask that the community stays patient during the project.</div></body>

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KEMPER COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - The DeKalb branch of the Kemper-Newton Regional Library is closed for renovations that started June 1 and are expected to last through 2027. The library closed to upgrade the facility and improve public access for the community. Officials say the project has been in the...

Kemper County library closes for major renovation project

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KEMPER COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - The DeKalb branch of the Kemper-Newton Regional Library is closed for renovations that started June 1 and are expected to las

Kemper County library closes for major renovation project

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